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A large dining hall filled with seated diners at long tables covered in green banana-leaf-style plates, with many men in white dhotis and shirts eating. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style bead necklace with gold ornaments stands between the tables, carrying a steel pot, apparently serving food. Other attendants in white and a woman in a light blue sari are visible. The ceiling has patterned tiles and ceiling fans, and a framed picture hangs on the back wall.

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Indoor dining hall with long tables and benches where many people in white shirts and white dhotis are seated eating from green banana-leaf plates served with rice, yellow food and small orange sweets, with steel tumblers at each place. In the centre a person with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange robe stands at the table holding a large steel pot, serving food. A framed portrait of a bearded man in white is on the back wall, and a ceiling fan hangs overhead. A few people stand along the far side of the hall.2005-11-24A large dining hall with rows of long tables where many men in white dhotis and shirts are seated eating from banana-leaf-style plates and steel tumblers. A woman with long dark hair in an orange saree and beaded necklace walks between the tables serving, and a man in a bright yellow t-shirt carries items past the diners. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and a pale wall frame the room, with a framed picture on the back wall. The scene suggests a communal meal at a retreat event.2005-11-24November 25 20052005-11-25November 25 20052005-11-25January 12 20072007-01-12Indoor photograph of a communal meal hall with white pillars and ceiling fans. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit at long metal tables, eating from banana leaves set with rice, flatbread, sliced bananas, and small bowls of curry. A woman in an orange-saffron robe with long, loose dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace stands at the table's end, smiling and serving food from a steel bucket. A woman in a pink floral sari stands at right, and a man with a camera is partly visible behind the server. Photo credit overlay reads 2020 Nithyananda Paramashivam and Source2007-01-12November 25 20052005-11-25A large hall with white walls and rows of long tables where seated devotees eat from green banana leaves. A figure with long curly hair, an orange turban, an orange-and-red sleeveless garment and an orange wrap stands at the left-centre, holding a steel vessel and serving food onto a leaf. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and a yellow rosette stands at the table edge. Other attendees in white and a worker in a blue uniform move among the rows, and many seated people are visible along the right. Swamiji (probable) is shown in saffron and orange robes with a turban and long hair, serving annadan-style food to devotees.2007-12-12A photograph of a long dining hall where men sit at a dark metal table eating from banana leaves set on the table, with steel tumblers and small dishes of food including flatbreads and rice. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with long dark hair stands at right, serving from a large steel pot, and smiles. Many other men in white shirts and striped shirts sit along the tables and behind them, with ceiling fans and a small framed notice on the wall.2007-01-12A large dining hall with a grid of ceiling fans and long granite-topped tables set with green banana leaves holding rice, vegetables and fried snacks. Many people in white shirts and white dhotis sit eating, while others stand serving and walking between the rows. In the foreground, a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands at a table serving food from a steel vessel. A framed portrait of a man with white hair and a white turban hangs on the back wall, and a clock is visible on the wall. Ceiling fans and tube lights hang over the scene.2005-11-24November 25 20052005-11-25July 28 20052005-07-28